THE HOLLYMEAD LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Piedmont Uplands setting.
Hollymead CDP has 6.46 square miles of land in Albemarle County. Its Census reference point is in Piedmont Uplands, within Northern Piedmont.
Rounded low hills, open valleys and irregular plains form a transition between Appalachian highlands and the coastal plain. The underlying geology mixes metamorphic, igneous and sedimentary rocks.
Regional context: Northern Piedmont ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Hollymead and Albemarle County
Hollymead is associated with Albemarle County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Hollymead by land and water
The Census records 0.07 square miles of water within Hollymead, or 1% of its total area. It is 0.3 percentage points higher than the 0.8% recorded for Albemarle County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Hollymead CDP has 2.1 times the land area of nearby Earlysville CDP (3.07 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

